CVE-2016-3366

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Published Sep 14, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 16.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3, Outlook 2010 SP2, Outlook 2013 SP1, Outlook 2013 RT SP1, Outlook 2016, and Outlook 2016 for Mac do not properly implement RFC 2046, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus or spam detection via crafted MIME data in an e-mail attachment, aka "Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2016:::::macos::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 16.2% (16.232% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92831
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036785
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-107

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Sep 14, 2016, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:56 PM
Reserved: Mar 15, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:45 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 14, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:45 AM

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